Post by Logan on Feb 17, 2017 16:07:55 GMT -6
John Kerry heads back to Yale to oversee global initiative named for him
WASHINGTON — John Kerry, in his first major post-secretary of state role, is heading back to his alma mater, Yale University, where he will oversee an initiative aimed at grappling with some of the world’s most pressing problems from terrorism to climate change.
The project will be called the Kerry Initiative. The former Massachusetts senator and top diplomat will teach as part of the program – kicking off with a seminar open to students from across the university in the 2017-18 school year. Research and international dialogue are also on the agenda.
In addition, Kerry plans to convene conferences both at Yale and overseas with a cross-section of influential figures, including former foreign ministers, academics, business leaders, and activists. The school is calling Kerry their first-ever “distinguished fellow for global affairs.”
In an interview Thursday, Kerry said he knew he wanted an educational role like this to be one component of his life after leaving the Obama administration. “Dialogue and exchanges with students is as interesting as it gets. ... Learning goes both ways,” he said, noting that he expected the research and engagement he would undertake in the Yale role would inform some of the other diplomatic efforts he plans to continue.
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/16/john-kerry-heads-back-yale-oversee-global-initiative-named-for-him/q5RYJ1VITdMquiiRTnTAVM/story.html
WASHINGTON — John Kerry, in his first major post-secretary of state role, is heading back to his alma mater, Yale University, where he will oversee an initiative aimed at grappling with some of the world’s most pressing problems from terrorism to climate change.
The project will be called the Kerry Initiative. The former Massachusetts senator and top diplomat will teach as part of the program – kicking off with a seminar open to students from across the university in the 2017-18 school year. Research and international dialogue are also on the agenda.
In addition, Kerry plans to convene conferences both at Yale and overseas with a cross-section of influential figures, including former foreign ministers, academics, business leaders, and activists. The school is calling Kerry their first-ever “distinguished fellow for global affairs.”
In an interview Thursday, Kerry said he knew he wanted an educational role like this to be one component of his life after leaving the Obama administration. “Dialogue and exchanges with students is as interesting as it gets. ... Learning goes both ways,” he said, noting that he expected the research and engagement he would undertake in the Yale role would inform some of the other diplomatic efforts he plans to continue.
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2017/02/16/john-kerry-heads-back-yale-oversee-global-initiative-named-for-him/q5RYJ1VITdMquiiRTnTAVM/story.html